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External hard drive xbox one

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  • 12-06-2016 8:00pm
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    ALTHEASSASSIN
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    Does anybody know if instead of spending silly money on a hdd for xbox one, what if you buy a usb key 1tb 3.0 will it work as my hdd..because you can pick up the usb keys for like 10euro on some sites.. I don't want to spend 100euro or more.. anybody know..thanks


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    TitianGerm
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    ALTHEASSASSIN wrote: »
    Does anybody know if instead of spending silly money on a hdd for xbox one, what if you buy a usb key 1tb 3.0 will it work as my hdd..because you can pick up the usb keys for like 10euro on some sites.. I don't want to spend 100euro or more.. anybody know..thanks

    You can get a 1TB USB key? And for €10? Do you have a link?


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    Fuzzy Logic
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    emmetkenny wrote: »
    You can get a 1TB USB key? And for €10? Do you have a link?

    I've seen them appear on the likes of Wish.com etc but wouldn't trust them for reliability or performance.


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    ALTHEASSASSIN
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭ALTHEASSASSIN


    Fuzzy Logic wrote: »
    I've seen them appear on the likes of Wish.com etc but wouldn't trust them for reliability or performance.

    I saw them on wish . com might just order one today and try it..


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    GBX
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    ALTHEASSASSIN wrote: »
    I saw them on wish . com might just order one today and try it..

    I'd be wary it's actually the size advertised. Until you actually plug it in you wont know for sure. Happens a lot on eBay .. fakes sold as higher capacity than they are.


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    CatInABox
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    GBX wrote: »
    I'd be wary it's actually the size advertised. Until you actually plug it in you wont know for sure. Happens a lot on eBay .. fakes sold as higher capacity than they are.

    Yes, it's almost certain that these drives are 2 - 4 GB, formatted so that they appear as 1 TB. You can actually load files onto them, but once it fills up, it starts over writing the files at the start.

    For comparison, here's an actual 1TB flash drive from a reputable supplier, all for the tiny amount of £571. Bargain.


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    MiskyBoyy
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    My friend bought a 512GB USB 3.0 flashdrive from one of them Chinese websites a few months ago. It actually was 512GB surprisingly but the transfer speeds were slower than USB 2.0 making it unusable for XB1 games.

    It also broke after a few days...:D


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    Stone Deaf 4evr
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    MiskyBoyy
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    Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »
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    https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2nl2eh/so_my_friend_bought_a_new_500gb_hard_drive_and/


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    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,507 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    ALTHEASSASSIN wrote: »
    Does anybody know if instead of spending silly money on a hdd for xbox one, what if you buy a usb key 1tb 3.0 will it work as my hdd..because you can pick up the usb keys for like 10euro on some sites.. I don't want to spend 100euro or more.. anybody know..thanks

    An external HDD is like 60 euro for 1 tb, hardly silly money. Very handy if you visit a mate's and want to take your games with you. Any key will have absolutely ****e read speeds.


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